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Amyloid plaques accumulate outside neurons
Aging
Health Care
Philadelphia
Public Health

Avoid processed red meat, wildfire smoke and more: 4 takeaways from the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Philly

Here’s what to know about the latest research on Alzheimer’s risk factors and treatments.

10 months ago

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Listeria under a microscope
Business
Food & Drink
Public Health

Boar’s Head recalls 7 million more pounds of deli meats tied to listeria outbreak

The new recall includes 71 products made between May 10 and July 29 under the Boar's Head and Old Country brand names.

10 months ago

Hands of surgeons in operation room. (Bigstock/beerkoff)
Studio 2
Law
Medicine

Should organ donors be compensated? Plus, the psychology of smell

Would you give your kidney to a stranger? What if you could get a $50,000 tax credit for it? That's just one proposal for upping organ donation in the US.

Air Date: July 30, 2024 12:00 pm

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File- Chestnut Hill Hospital, part of the Temple University Health System (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health Care
Medicine
Philadelphia

Temple Health and Keystone First reach new 2-year deal, avoiding disruption for thousands of patients

The current contract between Temple Health and Keystone First health insurance was set to expire after July 31.

10 months ago

Listen 0:54
A doctor points to PET scan results
Aging
Health Care
Philadelphia
Public Health

Blood tests for Alzheimer’s may be coming to your doctor’s office. Here’s what to know

A Swedish study found blood testing to be more accurate than traditional exams at diagnosing Alzheimer's. The findings were reported at a conference in Philadelphia on Sunday.

10 months ago

A COVID-19 antigen home test indicating a positive result
Health Care
Medicine
Philadelphia

COVID cases are rising in Philadelphia. Here’s what to know

The rise comes as the CDC is preparing to end its program providing free COVID-19 vaccines to people without insurance.

10 months ago

Zhongxuan Chen and Omar Baig
Addiction
Health Care
Higher Education
Philadelphia
Public Health

Philly medical students begin their health careers with a white coat and a box of Narcan

Thomas Jefferson University was among the first programs in Philly to distribute Narcan to all incoming medical students.

11 months ago

Philadelphia City Councilmember Quetcy Lozada and Mayor Cherelle Parker meet with children and families at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children on Thursday, July 25, 2024.
Government
Health Care
Law
Philadelphia

New Philadelphia law aims to bring in more federal dollars to children’s and cancer hospitals

The new law focuses on hospitals with high-volume Medicaid patient populations, like St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children.

11 months ago

Neil Makhija, Jamila Winder and Tom DiBello
Behavioral Health
Health Care
Mental Health
Pennsylvania

Montgomery County plans to launch 24/7 emergency behavioral crisis center in 2025

Montgomery County officials have yet to determine a location for their $18 million investment into emergency mental and behavioral health care.

11 months ago

Listen :52
A carpenter who is undocumented and uninsured recovers in a hospital bed after being struck by a motorcycle on Roosevelt Boulevard in Philadelphia, Pa. (Courtesy of Claudia Martínez).
The Pulse
Health Care
Immigration
Medicine

Desperate for care, patients face the threat of ‘medical deportation'

Hospitals are legally required to care for undocumented patients in emergencies. But when a patient is too sick to be discharged, some turn to a controversial practice.

11 months ago

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Medication pills on top of US currency. (Bigstock/jpimages)
The Pulse
Medicine

Are financial incentives holding back cures?

A promising new cure sparked a wave of renewed interest in gene therapies about a decade ago — but it also set off alarm bells in the financial world.

11 months ago

Listen 11:55
Enterobacterias Gram negativas Proteobacteria, bacteria such as salmonella, escherichia coli, yersinia pestis, klebsiella. 3D illustration
Food & Drink
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Multi-state deli meat-linked listeria outbreak kills New Jersey resident

As of Friday, 28 people have fallen ill — all of whom have been hospitalized — and two people have died, one from Illinois and one from New Jersey, according to the CDC.

11 months ago

Naloxone
Addiction
Health Care
New Jersey

Camden County sees major drop in fatal drug overdoses so far this year

The county recorded 109 suspected overdose deaths so far this year, compared to 179 deaths during the same time in 2023, new state data show.

11 months ago

Listen 1:11
A stethoscope and American money on a white background - Healtcare cost concept
The Pulse

How Money Shapes Medicine

How money shapes our health care system — and our health — from doctor decisions, to medical debt, to the pharma industry.

Air Date: July 19, 2024

Listen 48:49
An opioid crisis resource kit containing Narcan, fentanyl test strips and information on how to get addiction treatment and more harm reduction resources.
Addiction
Homelessness
Philadelphia
Public Spaces

‘A system of disjointed pieces’: Philly addiction medicine experts call for reforms in substance use treatment

Addiction medicine providers told members of Philadelphia City Council that addiction treatment options have not caught up to the complex needs of today.

11 months ago

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